Get help

We're here to support you

Get help from the 台灣uu直播. We鈥檙e here to provide practical, local and emotional support 鈥� whoever and wherever you are.聽

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Our humanitarian movement helps people most in need in the UK and 190 countries around the world.

Some of our health services in England are rated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

On this page:

  • Mobility support
  • Cost of living support
  • Refugee services
  • Emergencies in the UK
  • International services

We also provide free mental health resources.

Mobility support

We provide specialist equipment to people in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to support people with their mobility needs.

Man in Red Cross wheelchair

Borrow or hire a wheelchair

Red Cross wheelchairs are available for anyone over the age of 5 years old. You can hire a wheelchair for short-term use or we may be able to help you with a loan.

Get a Red Cross wheelchair

Cost of living support

If you鈥檙e struggling with the rising cost of living, we鈥檙e here to help. Find out about practical and emotional support to get you through these difficult times.  

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Help at home after a hospital stay

We support people living independently at home and those who need help after a stay in hospital. We鈥檙e here for comfort when you need it most.聽

Get help at home
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Get help with loneliness

Our guidance gives tips on how to tackle loneliness and information on where you can get further help.聽

Advice for tackling loneliness

Refugee services

We provide emergency support for refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants, including victims of trafficking. Humanity is at the heart of what we do.

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Help for refugees

Our local refugee services are here for emergency support including help with food and essentials as well as adjusting to life in the UK.聽

Get refugee support
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Help for refugee families to reunite in the UK

If you are a refugee in the UK who is separated from your loved ones and wants to bring them here, we may be able to help you.

Get help with family reunion

Emergencies in the UK

When disaster strikes, we respond with guidance to help you know what to do before, during and after an emergency. Here for as long as it takes and for whatever comes next. 

In a flooded street in the UK, Red Cross volunteers wearing protective clothing and boots help by pulling an inflatable raft with a man sitting in it through the water

What to do in an emergency

Learn what to do when a flood, storm or power cut happens. Stay safe during droughts, wildfires or heatwaves.

Learn how to stay safe
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Support during emergencies

If you're in the UK and affected by an emergency we're responding to, here are some helpful resources for you.聽

Get practical and emotional support

International services

We help families whose lives have been turned upside down by war, disaster or migration. As the largest humanitarian network in the world, we support victims of terrorism in the UK and 190 other countries.

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Family tracing service

Get help finding your missing family with our free and confidential international family tracing service.聽

Find your missing family
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UK victims of terrorism abroad

If you鈥檝e been seriously injured or bereaved by terrorist incidents overseas, we may be able to help with immediate and long-term financial support.聽

Support for UK victims of terrorism

How to give help

Together, we bring hope and life-changing help to anyone who needs it, no matter who or where they are. We couldn鈥檛 run our services without the help and support of our committed volunteers and the people who generously donate to us.

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Become a volunteer

You can help us be here for humanity. Join as a volunteer today, together we can make a difference.聽

Volunteer opportunities
First aid training session on CPR

Learn first aid

Learn the key skills needed to save a life with our up-to-date first aid apps, tips and advice.

Learn first aid
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Fundraising and events

Come together for humanity. From tea parties to open gardens, marathons, foodie fests and more, there's a fundraising event for everyone.

See our latest events
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Give help and donate

A donation, large or small, can make a huge difference to people in need. Learn more about our appeals or donate to help us be there for people, wherever and whenever they need us.聽

Donate today